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quiet · 01-30-2004, 07:23 PM

i have a daily routine where after doing email in the morning (as long as there is no major issues to deal with), i always go out to a coffee shop and work for 2.5-3 hours on my laptop. uninterupted, offline work time is a good thing.

anyone else do something similar?

mistersoft · 01-30-2004, 07:24 PM

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Originally posted by quiet
i have a daily routine where after doing email in the morning (as long as there is no major issues to deal with), i always go out to a coffee shop and work for 2.5-3 hours on my laptop. uninterupted, offline work time is a good thing.

anyone else do something similar?

Smart.

Dont have a laptop at the moment.

SleazyDream · 01-30-2004, 07:25 PM

i stay online but i turn off icq when I need to get stuff done and don't check my email

TheJimmy · 01-30-2004, 07:27 PM

another way to accomplish the type of 'offline' that you're referring to, I could do with merely leaving off GFY and any IM devices and just work...

I'm most productive when I do that...

fuzebox · 01-30-2004, 07:27 PM

I always get all panicky if I'm on a laptop that isn't online... It's like sitting in the car listening to the radio, but not driving.

GonePhishing · 01-30-2004, 07:30 PM

I like shutting off my PM for a couple hours.

quiet · 01-30-2004, 07:31 PM

i'm online almost my entire waking life, so i find 3 hours or so of daily work offline very heathly, business-wise.

breaks up the routine quite a bit too...

block · 01-30-2004, 07:32 PM

I like to do work that isn't on a computer sometimes just to get a break from staring at the screen. Makes me feel a lot better too.

stocktrader23 · 01-30-2004, 07:32 PM

No, because there isn't a place in damn town that has wireless.

Ash@phpFX · 01-30-2004, 07:32 PM

when im working on stuff i sometimes print it out and/or use a notepad and pen to do it for e few hours, then come back to the pc.

quiet · 01-30-2004, 07:35 PM

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Originally posted by stocktrader23
No, because there isn't a place in damn town that has wireless.

lol, i stay away from starbucks and head to a the small, locally owned places.

mrthumbs · 01-30-2004, 07:36 PM

and what sort of things do you do on that remote location?

quiet · 01-30-2004, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by asher
when im working on stuff i sometimes print it out and/or use a notepad and pen to do it for e few hours, then come back to the pc.

i used to do that all that all time time, pretty much fallen out of the habit these days though.

Krome · 01-30-2004, 07:37 PM

There is a brothel 100 metres from my house....I work offline in there....................... repeatidily

WiredGuy · 01-30-2004, 07:45 PM

I think I'm going to need to. Google makes a change that screws a lot of people and my icq flares up as though it's my fault and people asking me what to do. I'm not google support desk!

WG

sacX · 01-30-2004, 08:01 PM

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Originally posted by WiredGuy
I think I'm going to need to. Google makes a change that screws a lot of people and my icq flares up as though it's my fault and people asking me what to do. I'm not google support desk!

WG

haha.. that'll teach you for getting such a good reputation

Peaches · 01-30-2004, 08:05 PM

When the weather's nice I usually try to have tea or something out on the deck or down on the dock after I've checked emails and stats. It's not working, per se, but it gets me in a place of mind where I can face sitting in front of the computer for the rest of the day without wishing the ENTIRE time I was outside.

After dinner I also like to have a glass of wine or frufru mixed drink in the same spots to unwind - again before I hit the internet for a few more hours of unrelentless surfing.

WiredGuy · 01-30-2004, 08:15 PM

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Originally posted by sacX
haha.. that'll teach you for getting such a good reputation

lol, how did you make out this udpate btw? My guess is unaffected

WG

sacX · 01-30-2004, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by WiredGuy

lol, how did you make out this udpate btw? My guess is unaffected

WG

lost about 5-7% of traffic it seems.. Wouldn't have noticed if hadn't seen threads on here about it. Certainly can't complain.

C_U_Next_Tuesday · 01-30-2004, 08:27 PM

What a nice idea. I am almost always online cause I rely on it for reference. But would be nice to have all your shit downloaded to your hard drive and work outside the home.

My luck i will be sitting on some rock somehwere in the middle of nowhere working on a gallery and kid will walk up on me

sacX · 01-30-2004, 08:40 PM

it does seem a lot easier to take a step back and think about business when you're away from the distraction msgboards, IM's etc

JunkyardDog · 01-30-2004, 08:42 PM

For sure. Sometimes it nice to not be bothered by icq or email.

Brujah · 01-30-2004, 08:44 PM

wouldn't people be looking at your screen or over your shoulders, etc.. at a coffee shop ? they would steal my midget goth porn secrets.

xanx · 01-30-2004, 08:49 PM

man I would run out of stuff to do I think. Most of what I do is tied directly to a net connection somehow.

quiet · 01-30-2004, 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by Brujah
wouldn't people be looking at your screen or over your shoulders, etc.. at a coffee shop ? they would steal my midget goth porn secrets.

i always scout out places for good seating positions. anything with your back against the wall works out well.

dirtysouth · 01-30-2004, 09:00 PM

Must...have...connection...

radical · 01-30-2004, 09:02 PM

I take the mutt for a long walk!! some fresh air and walk helps clear the head

digifan · 01-30-2004, 09:04 PM

I won't say I enjoy that much but someone has to do the cleaning, cooking, washing etc. every day..

gornyhuy · 01-30-2004, 10:17 PM

what kind of stuff are you doing, quiet?
Bookkeeping? Editing video clips? Doing descriptions?

just curious.

angelsofporn · 01-30-2004, 10:25 PM

i have 300 avacado and citrus trees which need to be picked clean of weeds..surrounding area...gotta turn on the watering system etc. I do that once a week..thats about all ever see of daylight anymore...takes about 3 hours

Paul Markham · 01-31-2004, 12:09 AM

I go into the studio and see how things are getting on in their and if they have a cutie ask if I can shoot.

KRL · 01-31-2004, 12:32 AM

I like going out late late at night around 3AM and there's a 24/7 Dunkin Donuts nearby. Just buy some newspapers, grab some coffee, read and relax.

No phones ringing. No IM's and e-mails beeping in. Just peace and quiet.

Sometimes I'll take a notepad with me to write down ideas.

I usually get to the beach a couple times each week also just to get my soul's energy into balanced harmony again with the earth's. Come back totally refreshed and rejuvenated.

dig420 · 01-31-2004, 12:34 AM

There is no work I can do offline. I no longer do HTML, I never did program or design. All I do is boss people around and make deals.

I need my internet.

Theo · 01-31-2004, 12:37 AM

KRL...i wanted to ask you long time now.....

are you single?

funkmaster · 01-31-2004, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet
i have a daily routine where after doing email in the morning (as long as there is no major issues to deal with), i always go out to a coffee shop and work for 2.5-3 hours on my laptop. uninterupted, offline work time is a good thing.

anyone else do something similar?

I server you the coffee at that coffee shop.

galleryseek · 01-31-2004, 12:40 AM

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Originally posted by Soul_Rebel
KRL...i wanted to ask you long time now.....

are you single?

are YOU?! muscleman?

Theo · 01-31-2004, 12:46 AM

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Originally posted by galleryseek

are YOU?! muscleman?

u are still working on your first billion
i want someone like KRL to make me feel financially secure

Mr Pheer · 01-31-2004, 01:34 AM

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Originally posted by WiredGuy
I think I'm going to need to. Google makes a change that screws a lot of people and my icq flares up as though it's my fault and people asking me what to do. I'm not google support desk!

WG

man I share your pain

Mr Pheer · 01-31-2004, 01:37 AM

Now that I can walk again, I like to go for a walk around one of the lakes here, usualy the closest one of course.

Just got back from a walk, its 50 degrees, no wind, nice and quiet.

quiet · 01-31-2004, 01:50 AM

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Originally posted by KRL
I like going out late late at night around 3AM and there's a 24/7 Dunkin Donuts nearby. Just buy some newspapers, grab some coffee, read and relax.

No phones ringing. No IM's and e-mails beeping in. Just peace and quiet.

Sometimes I'll take a notepad with me to write down ideas.

I usually get to the beach a couple times each week also just to get my soul's energy into balanced harmony again with the earth's. Come back totally refreshed and rejuvenated.

exactly.

quiet · 01-31-2004, 01:51 AM

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Originally posted by dig420
There is no work I can do offline. I no longer do HTML, I never did program or design. All I do is boss people around and make deals.

I need my internet.

really? at least 75% of my deals are worked out offline these days.

bdld · 01-31-2004, 01:55 AM

this thread is inspiring, i may very well begin to take offline breaks. it might make my online time more productive and after all thats what its all about

AWW - Kevin · 01-31-2004, 02:55 AM

i work in my restaurant serving ppl making drinks etc...
pay myself 5dolla an hour...can't argue with that

AdultNex · 01-31-2004, 03:26 AM

I do the same too, except I head out to my local Starbucks. The ambient music, and the warm interior colors just bring out so much vibrant intensity.

flashfire · 01-31-2004, 03:27 AM

I actually find it hard to work offline...

madsender · 01-31-2004, 03:56 AM

Next week I'm going offline for a week to Antigua.. (Caribbean)

I think after spending 6 months or 12-16 hour days online its about time.

madsender · 01-31-2004, 03:58 AM

No beach to walk on where I am..

Unless you want to dig through a foot of ice to get to it..

body · 01-31-2004, 04:01 AM

Yo, I'm fitness instructor and can work at the gym, I do that at the university from time to time.
Makes a lot of fun, guys train like I want it

psyko514 · 01-31-2004, 04:02 AM

I like to kick back and take the time to read the paper, or read a good book. Sometimes I take a nice long nap. I wasn't feeling well earlier (around 10:30 pm) so I went to lie down. I woke up 5 hours later.

I don't take time offline to work. I can't stand working and not being connected to the net. I do like the idea of taking laptop to a wireless-enabled cafe though, provided I can get a good seat.

Well, back to bed now

myjah · 01-31-2004, 04:03 AM

i actually have a side job working from home as kind of a personal assistant. i take care of accounting and payroll for a small business. I keep this job because it makes me have to spend at least 15 hours a week doing something that is not online. Helps keep me sane.

01-30-2004, 07:23 PM	#1
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01-30-2004, 07:25 PM	#3
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01-30-2004, 07:27 PM	#4
TheJimmy ICQ- five seven 0 2 5 5 0 Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,747	another way to accomplish the type of 'offline' that you're referring to, I could do with merely leaving off GFY and any IM devices and just work... I'm most productive when I do that... __________________ Investor with 5m - 15m USD to invest. Do you have a site or network of sites earning 50k - 200k a month income? Email your contact and preliminary data to: domain.cashventures (at) gmail.com....Please...no tire kickers...serious offers and inquiries only.

01-30-2004, 07:30 PM	#6
GonePhishing Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Blah Posts: 2,474	I like shutting off my PM for a couple hours. __________________ If Biff Fucks My Mom... I Might Never Be Born...

01-30-2004, 07:31 PM	#7
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	i'm online almost my entire waking life, so i find 3 hours or so of daily work offline very heathly, business-wise. breaks up the routine quite a bit too... __________________ we'll miss you our friend. RIP

01-30-2004, 07:27 PM	#5
fuzebox making it rain Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: seattle Posts: 22,117	I always get all panicky if I'm on a laptop that isn't online... It's like sitting in the car listening to the radio, but not driving.

01-30-2004, 07:32 PM	#8
block Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Canada - cough check sig cough Posts: 1,258	I like to do work that isn't on a computer sometimes just to get a break from staring at the screen. Makes me feel a lot better too. __________________ ICQ - 19961769

01-30-2004, 07:32 PM	#9
stocktrader23 Let's do some business. Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The dirty south. Posts: 18,781	No, because there isn't a place in damn town that has wireless. __________________ Hands Free Adult - Join Once, Earn For Life "I try to make a habit of bouncing my eyes up to the face of a beautiful woman, and often repeat “not mine” in my head or even verbally. She’s not mine. God has her set aside. She’s not mine. She’s His little girl, and she needs me to fight for her by keeping my eyes where they should be."

01-30-2004, 07:32 PM	#10
Ash@phpFX Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 4,292	when im working on stuff i sometimes print it out and/or use a notepad and pen to do it for e few hours, then come back to the pc.

01-30-2004, 07:36 PM	#12
mrthumbs salad tossing sig guy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: mrthumbs*gmail.com Posts: 11,702	and what sort of things do you do on that remote location?

01-30-2004, 07:37 PM	#14
Krome Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London - UK Posts: 2,851	There is a brothel 100 metres from my house....I work offline in there....................... repeatidily

01-30-2004, 07:45 PM	#15
WiredGuy Pounding Googlebot Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 34,482	I think I'm going to need to. Google makes a change that screws a lot of people and my icq flares up as though it's my fault and people asking me what to do. I'm not google support desk! WG __________________ I play with Google.

01-30-2004, 08:05 PM	#17
Peaches Old broad Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Away Posts: 13,933	When the weather's nice I usually try to have tea or something out on the deck or down on the dock after I've checked emails and stats. It's not working, per se, but it gets me in a place of mind where I can face sitting in front of the computer for the rest of the day without wishing the ENTIRE time I was outside. After dinner I also like to have a glass of wine or frufru mixed drink in the same spots to unwind - again before I hit the internet for a few more hours of unrelentless surfing.

01-30-2004, 08:27 PM	#20
C_U_Next_Tuesday WW4L Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: over the river and through the woods Posts: 10,581	What a nice idea. I am almost always online cause I rely on it for reference. But would be nice to have all your shit downloaded to your hard drive and work outside the home. My luck i will be sitting on some rock somehwere in the middle of nowhere working on a gallery and kid will walk up on me

01-30-2004, 08:40 PM	#21
sacX Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,998	it does seem a lot easier to take a step back and think about business when you're away from the distraction msgboards, IM's etc __________________ Have Asian Language Traffic?

01-30-2004, 08:42 PM	#22
JunkyardDog Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Swamp Posts: 788	For sure. Sometimes it nice to not be bothered by icq or email.

01-30-2004, 08:44 PM	#23
Brujah Beer Money Baron Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: brujah / gmail Posts: 22,157	wouldn't people be looking at your screen or over your shoulders, etc.. at a coffee shop ? they would steal my midget goth porn secrets. __________________ Free Premium Domain Lists and Tools at Clickmojo.com For Sale: Obscenity.com

01-30-2004, 08:49 PM	#24
xanx Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,711	man I would run out of stuff to do I think. Most of what I do is tied directly to a net connection somehow.

01-30-2004, 09:00 PM	#26
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01-30-2004, 09:02 PM	#27
radical Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bonnie Scotland Posts: 2,876	I take the mutt for a long walk!! some fresh air and walk helps clear the head __________________ ICQ: 166108967

01-30-2004, 09:04 PM	#28
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01-30-2004, 10:17 PM	#29
gornyhuy Chafed. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Face Down in Pussy Posts: 18,041	what kind of stuff are you doing, quiet? Bookkeeping? Editing video clips? Doing descriptions? just curious. __________________ icq:159548293

01-30-2004, 10:25 PM	#30
angelsofporn Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA Posts: 3,218	i have 300 avacado and citrus trees which need to be picked clean of weeds..surrounding area...gotta turn on the watering system etc. I do that once a week..thats about all ever see of daylight anymore...takes about 3 hours

01-31-2004, 12:09 AM	#31
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01-31-2004, 12:32 AM	#32
KRL Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 31,429	I like going out late late at night around 3AM and there's a 24/7 Dunkin Donuts nearby. Just buy some newspapers, grab some coffee, read and relax. No phones ringing. No IM's and e-mails beeping in. Just peace and quiet. Sometimes I'll take a notepad with me to write down ideas. I usually get to the beach a couple times each week also just to get my soul's energy into balanced harmony again with the earth's. Come back totally refreshed and rejuvenated. __________________ If you would like to develop your domains, you can lease inexpensive foreign labor from the leaders in the field at iWebmasters.com TO LOWER YOUR COSTS AND INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTION! * * * * * * * * * * * * Domains Adult News KRL's Newsletter Biz Tips Just Listed Domains

01-31-2004, 12:34 AM	#33
dig420 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 9,240	There is no work I can do offline. I no longer do HTML, I never did program or design. All I do is boss people around and make deals. I need my internet.

01-31-2004, 12:37 AM	#34
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	KRL...i wanted to ask you long time now..... are you single?

01-31-2004, 01:37 AM	#39
Mr Pheer Retired Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 21,262	Now that I can walk again, I like to go for a walk around one of the lakes here, usualy the closest one of course. Just got back from a walk, its 50 degrees, no wind, nice and quiet. __________________ 2 lifeguards for Jessica

01-31-2004, 01:55 AM	#42
bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	this thread is inspiring, i may very well begin to take offline breaks. it might make my online time more productive and after all thats what its all about

01-31-2004, 02:55 AM	#43
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01-31-2004, 03:26 AM	#44
AdultNex Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bostonnnn Posts: 8,985	I do the same too, except I head out to my local Starbucks. The ambient music, and the warm interior colors just bring out so much vibrant intensity.

01-31-2004, 03:27 AM	#45
flashfire ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,098	I actually find it hard to work offline...

01-31-2004, 03:56 AM	#46
madsender Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 211	Next week I'm going offline for a week to Antigua.. (Caribbean) I think after spending 6 months or 12-16 hour days online its about time. __________________ Is your sponser doing these kind of numbers for you?

01-31-2004, 03:58 AM	#47
madsender Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 211	No beach to walk on where I am.. Unless you want to dig through a foot of ice to get to it.. __________________ Is your sponser doing these kind of numbers for you?

01-31-2004, 04:01 AM	#48
body Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 5,012	Yo, I'm fitness instructor and can work at the gym, I do that at the university from time to time. Makes a lot of fun, guys train like I want it __________________ The Goddess Of Steps